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Northeast Georgia

White County honors men who rescued family after home explosion

White County honored five men this week for saving a family from their burning home after an explosion. Ryan London, Will London, Tony Hooper, Wayne...

Harden named Habersham County Airport manager

Bill Harden of White Springs, Florida, has been named the new Habersham County Airport Manager effective Dec. 1. The county announced his hiring in...

Kemp suspends state gas tax through November

Georgia drivers will continue to save a little at the pump thanks to a continued rollback of the state's gas tax. Governor Brian Kemp...

Where you can go to honor veterans this week

Veterans Day is Saturday, Nov. 11. It is a day set aside annually to honor the men and women who have served in the...

Almagno, Armour, and Early win local mayoral races

Voters on Tuesday elected new mayors in Alto and Baldwin and returned Tallulah Falls' mayor to office. While Election Day 2023 brought some changes...

Helen voters will go back to the polls in runoff election

HELEN, Ga. — It looks like Helen voters will be asked to return to the polls in a runoff election for a seat on...

Habersham County municipal election results

Voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal elections across Georgia. Several key local races were decided in Habersham County. Here...

Suspect who sparked manhunt charged with multiple offenses

The man who fled from state troopers, sparking a daylong manhunt Monday in Habersham County, faces multiple charges in connection to that incident. A drone...

Baldwin man seriously injured in wreck near Carnesville

A Baldwin man was hospitalized with serious injuries following a weekend wreck near Carnesville. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Eli Sanders was driving a...

White County Planning Commission denies redistricting request for recovery home

Plans for a men's recovery home north of Cleveland took a step backward Monday night when the White County Planning Commission denied a request...

Brush fire threat grows as area drought worsens

Dry conditions and gusty winds have contributed to a rash of brush fires in parts of Northeast Georgia. The largest occurred last week when...

Demorest water main break causes outage

Getting ready for school or work may be a bit harder this morning for some Demorest water customers after a water main break disrupted...